December is always a jam-packed month! With so many things to do, see, and people to spend time with during this holiday season, be sure to carve out time for yourself. Wether it's a few hours of crafting, an embroidery workshop with friends, or a family outing to a craft fair, there's plenty of options this month.
December Embroidery Workshops and Events:
December 1-3: Urban Craft Uprising Winter Show at Seattle Center
December 2-3: Phinney Neighborhood Association's Winter Festival and Craft Fair
December 5: Embroider a Holiday Sweater from 6:30-8:30pm PST at Monster
Jazz up a sweater for the holidays! Whether it’s something cozy or fancy, all clothing is better with embroidery. In this hands-on class you’ll pick from a variety of holiday botanical inspired designs to embellish a sweater using the leaf stitch, stem stitch, french knot, whipped back stitch, and fly stitch. Simply bring a sweater you’d like to embroider and fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ will show you the rest. A full kit is included with this class and comes with full skeins of DMC thread in various colors, an embroidery hoop, winter botanical transfer designs, and an embroidery needle. Join the Holiday Sweater Embroidery Class.
December 6: Stitch a Pacific Northwest Pendant from 6:30-8:30pm PST at Monster
Calling all pacific northwest lovers! Want to learn how to hand embroider a mountain range landscape pendant? Join fiber artist and author Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ for a workshop. This hands-on experience includes all the materials you’ll need to create a beautiful hand embroidered pendant. The workshop covers beginner friendly embroidery stitches such as the satin stitch, back stitch, reverse chain stitch, and long and short satin stitch. Each attendee will receive a full kit that includes a silver oval pendant setting, full skeins of DMC embroidery floss, an embroidery hoop, blue fabric, printed instructions, and an embroidery needle. Join the Pacific Northwest Pendant Class.
December 8-10: Crafty Wonderland at the Oregon Convention Center
December 12: Embroider a Cactus Holiday Ornament from 6:30-8:30pm PST at Monster
Looking to spend time with friends and family this holiday season? Why not stitch a quirky cactus ornament together in a workshop? Fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ will share how to create Santa hat and Christmas light cactus ornaments in two-hour, hands-on workshop. No embroidery experience needed. We’ll cover basic hand embroidery stitches so you can create your own playful cactus holiday ornament. These ornaments are perfect to hang on your tree or give as unique gifts. Each attendee will receive a workshop kit that includes an embroidery hoop, assorted full skeins of DMC embroidery thread, white fabric, an embroidery needle, felt, twine, and printed instructions. Join the Cactus Holiday Ornament Class.
December 13: Holiday Pop Up with Urban Craft Uprising at Fairview
December 14: Embroidered Lettering on Stockings from 6-8pm PST at Wyldwood Creative
Want to add a cute phrase or snarky saying to your embroidery? Join fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ for a two-hour, hands-on workshop. We'll cover 5 different beginner-friendly embroidery stitches that are great for stitching lettering, along with tips and tricks to stitch your favorite phrases. Each attendee will receive a full kit that includes a wooden embroidery hoop, embroidery needle, full skeins of embroidery thread, surprise cotton fabric, transfer pen, and printed instructions. Join the Embroidered Lettering Class.
December 16: Stitch Winter Botanical Napkins from 2-4pm PST at Monster
Let's stitch some winter greenery. Learn a new skill or brush up on an old one with local fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ. We’ll use the stem stitch, French knot, leaf stitch, and bullion knot stitch to add winter plants to napkins in this hands-on, two-hour workshop. Each attendee will receive a workshop kit that includes an embroidery hoop, assorted full skeins of DMC embroidery thread, two white cotton napkins, winter botanical transfer designs, an embroidery needle, and printed instructions. Whether you're an embroidery newbie or a stitching pro, you're sure to learn new stitches, techniques, and tips! Join the Winter Botanical Napkin Class.
December 17: Maker Magic Market at Block 41 from 11am-5pm
Stop by to shop handmade gifts. RSVP here.
December 19: Virtual Embroidered Lettering from 5-7pm PST with Maker General
Want to add a cute phrase or snarky saying to your embroidery? Join fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ for a two-hour, hands-on workshop. We'll cover 5 different beginner-friendly embroidery stitches that are great for stitching lettering, along with tips and tricks to stitch your favorite phrases. Each attendee will receive a full kit that includes a wooden embroidery hoop, embroidery needle, full skeins of embroidery thread, surprise cotton fabric, transfer pen, and printed instructions. Join the Virtual Embroidered Lettering Workshop.
December 21: Embroider Winter Botanical Ornaments from 6-8pm PST at Make Apothecary
Looking to spend time with friends and family this holiday season? Why not hand embroider a festive winter botanical ornament? Join fiber artist and author Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ for a two-hour, hands-on workshop. No embroidery experience needed. Melissa
will show you how to embroider a winter botanical ornament. These ornaments are perfect to hang on your tree or give as unique gifts. We’ll use beginner embroidery stitches like the stem stitch, leaf stitch, fly stitch, and French knot. Each attendee will receive a workshop kit that includes a 3-inch embroidery hoop, assorted full skeins of DMC embroidery thread, white fabric, an embroidery needle, felt, twine, a winter botanical design, and printed instructions. Join the Winter Botanical Ornament Class.
December 30: Indigo Dye Tea Towels from 2-4pm at Monster
Explore the magic of indigo dyeing with fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ. Learn how to fold and bind fabric to create patterns and designs with indigo dye. You’ll love seeing the dye change colors, and your designs come to life! Each attendee will receive four cotton tea towels to create their own patterns and are also encouraged to bring additional materials to dye. This class can get messy, so please wear clothing you don’t mind getting a little dye on. Join the Indigo Dye Class.